Solar Scam Eclipses A Sunshine Industry
Chacko points out that solar energy had emerged a sunshine industry in the past five years because of a high level of public awareness about green energy and thanks to government support....
View ArticleNREL Research Earns 3 Prestigious R&D 100 Awards
A new energy-efficient approach to building occupancy detection, a better way to detect heat loss in electric-vehicle batteries and a high-efficiency silicon solar cell - all developed or advanced at...
View ArticleIndia Asks Oil Companies To Pick One Bank For Dollars Source
NEW DELHI: India's central bank has asked each state-run oil company to buy dollars from a single bank, said a source privy to the advice, in a move intended to steady the volatile currency market.
View ArticleSPDC JV Debunks False Claims On TNP Oil Spill, Fire
SPDC is a joint venture of Shell, Nigeria National Petroleum Corp ., and subsidiaries of Total SA and Eni SPA. The TNP system has a capacity of 150,000 b/d....
View ArticleBP And Partners Start Hull Plant
The 350 million pound Vivergo bioethanol plant, a joint venture between BP plc, AB Sugar and DuPont, has commenced operations at Hull in eastern England.
View ArticleDell Falls On Fortune Global 500 List
Dell Inc. has dropped 18 spots on the 2013 Fortune Global 500, and is the only local company to make the list. The Round Rock computer maker placed 165th on this year's list, down from No. 147 last...
View ArticleOil Spill Awards Being Paid To 'Fictitious' Claimants
Some claims paid in the multibillion-dollar BP oil spill settlement are "fictitious," an oil company lawyer has told a Louisiana federal appeals court.
View ArticlePeak Oil's Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The most obvious reason: the deployment of technological advances that have increased production from old wells or made possible the extraction of fossil fuels from previously uneconomic sources, i.e....
View ArticleWill Train Derailment Bolster Case For Oil Pipelines?
Oil deliveries by rail have increased along with North American crude oil production. In a tit-for-tat season of pipeline and rail incidents, including the recent Quebec train fire, it's becoming clear...
View ArticleState's Solar Credit Program Reaches Turning Point
After reaching two major milestones this spring, the rise of solar power in Massachusetts is at a crossroads as state regulators wrestle with how to keep the industry humming along while trimming the...
View ArticleCabbies Furious Over Emanuel's Clean-Energy Edict At Union Station, Ogilvie
Chicago cabdrivers who've been waiting eight years for a fare increase are up in arms about a clean-energy initiative they fear will take money out of their pockets. Five cab stands serving Union...
View ArticleOffshore Oil And Gas Backlogs Easing Shipyard Overcapacity
For much of this year, the Kiewit Offshore Services fabrication yard in Ingleside, Texas, has resembled a small city in itself, with thousands of engineers and craftspeople onsite preparing structures...
View ArticleRig Construction Continues To Focus On Higher-Spec Units
Shipyards that build offshore drilling rigs continue to stay busy with new construction projects. Worldwide, 131 jackups, semisubmersibles, drillships and tender-assisted units are under construction,...
View ArticleFlorida Lags Behind In Solar Power Capacity
A national report conducted by the Solar Power industry, ranked Florida 17th in the country for production of solar energy last year. That's behind solar superpower California and states such as New...
View ArticleOil Pipeline, Long Submerged In Michigan's Deep Waters, Fuels Public Concern
The Oil and Water Don't Mix rally convenes at noon at Bridge View Park, immediately north of the Mackinac Bridge. Bill McKibben, a leading environmental activist and founder of 350.org, is the keynote...
View ArticleShell Pays Out Millions In Environmental Settlement
Shell Oil Co. in Houston has agreed to a settlement with federal authorities in which it will spend $160 million to reduce air pollution from its refinery and chemical facility in Deer Park. As part of...
View ArticleCheapest Panel No Longer Best In Solar Market, SunPower CEO Says
Chinese solar manufacturers that are still trying to sell the cheapest panels have failed to adapt to an industry seeking more efficient products, said SunPower Corp. Chief Executive Officer Tom Werner.
View ArticleCook Plant Passes Inspection, Drill Easily
Federal regulators are pleased with the results of the inspection last month of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant in Bridgman. In a letter to plant operators, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
View ArticlePa. Gov OKs Bill Strengthening Gas Driller Rights
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is defending legislation that an oil and gas royalty owners group said undermines some landowners' negotiating rights when dealing with Marcellus Shale drilling companies.
View ArticleBLM Offers Alternate TransWest Power Line Route
The preliminary route favored by federal regulators for a proposed $3 billion power line project to carry Wyoming wind power to California would create a new utility corridor through south-central...
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